October 2013
Regional Report Triangle October 2013
Some Pittsboro residents believe the proposed Chatham Park development will cramp their lifestyle, turning wide spaces into tight places.
Good Measure
Feature: The state’s richest man recounts how getting nudged from an ivory-tower nest eventually sent SAS soaring.
Road to reform detours into tax cuts
Capital Goods: Despite the attention changes to abortion and election laws brought, the state legislature's Republican majority considers those it made to the tax structure its key accomplishment this year.
Regional Report Triad October 2013
Trying to keep track of who owns the company once called Integon Corp. is like trying to win a shell game.
Regional Report Eastern October 2013
Two decades in sales at United Parcel Service Inc. taught Travis Burt and Keith Byrd an important lesson about the logistics industry: There’s always room to negotiate.
Regional Report Charlotte October 2013
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. analysts recommended The Ryland Group Inc.’s stock this summer in part because of the Westlake Village, Calif.-based homebuilder’s presence in Charlotte, which the New York-based investment banking firm deems one of the best housing markets in the nation.
Now about that new brand
What is it we - and outsiders - think North Carolina is all about?
Making its marque
Cover story: The GOP did that in the legislative session. But is it something that business will buy into?
Hard turn to the right
The state takes a different direction in its economic development efforts.
Getting more than you pay for
Free & Clear: “You get what you pay for” sounds like good advice. Its persuasive appeal explains why so many use it, from helpful grandpas to ambitious politicians.